UBridgeMe

Students Teachers Parents

Presented by Hang Pan, Michelle Moody, and Sashi Inaganti

Mission Statement

Our intention is to create a platform to open dialogue between parents and teachers in a way that was not possible before due to language barriers

What is the Challenge?

Parental involvement is defined as the participation of parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities, ensuring:- that parents play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning

- that parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education at school

- that parents are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as appropriate, in decision-making and on advisory committees to assist in the education of their child

The best way to elicit the support of parents is by improving communication

Parental Involvement

Based on a study conducted by NYU in 2003 Almost 44% of all elementary and middle school students are exposed to languages other than English in the home

Strategy

- We assist teachers with the distribution of content otherwise unavailable to parents with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) such as:

- summaries of the week’s classroom material

- student performance updates

- notification of important upcoming events and dates

- how to work with the student to best prepare them for exams and standardized tests

Solution

- Creating knowledgeable insights from external data sources

- Empowering people in inclusive societies

- Creating a competitive, connected and greener economy

Creating knowledgeable insights from external data sources

Empowering people in inclusive societies

Creating a competitive, connected and greener economy

Target Market

- After School Programs

- New York Immigration Coalition

- EPIC for Children

- Advocates for Children

- NYC Public Schools with

- ESL programs (1517 schools)

- Bilingual Education Programs (314 schools)

- Dual Language Programs (94 schools)

Business Model

- Fee for services 50%

- Public (government education section) 30%- grants & contracts for restricted purposes

- Private Contributions 20%- individuals give about 70%

- foundations give about 10%

- corporations give about 10%

- bequests, wills, trusts, endowments 10%

FinancialsBudget:

- Personnel/Operations (approx. $50,000/year)

- Technology (approx. $50,000/year)

- Office Space (approx. $3,300/year)

- Marketing/Outreach

- Evaluation Study

- Feature Enhancements

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Budget (Next 5 Years)

Budget (Next 5 Years)